[PATCH] Update contrib.texi

[Allan McRae]

On 01/02/14 10:09, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> On Jan 29, 2014, Siddhesh Poyarekar <siddhesh@redhat.com> wrote:
> 
>> Contributors, please let me know if you'd like the blurb against your
>> name modified in any way that reflects your contributions more
>> accurately.
> 
>> 	* manual/contrib.texi: Update entry for Ondrej bilka and Will
>> 	Newton.  Add entries for Steve Ellcey, Chris leonard and Allan
>> 	McRae.
> 
> Thanks for doing this.
> 
> In my culture, thanking oneself is quite awkward, so updating my own
> “thanks” entry is a bit upsetting.  I still remember how shocked I was
> when I was told, the first time I attended a GCC Summit, that I was
> supposed to create and update my own entry.  “That can't be right!” was
> my reaction ;-)
> 
> I wonder how universal that feeling is, and whether we should promote
> the habit of updating each others' entries, both to avoid this awkward
> situation and as a real indication of gratitude and significance of
> contributions.

Updating this list is on the release maintainers list, so I guess
Updating other peoples entries is technically the situation now.  Given
your thread safety documentation is in the process on landing, I will
make sure your entry gets updated accordingly.

Allan